FORMATION OF TETRAMETHYLENE SULFOXIDE VIA OXIDATION OF TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE BY COPPER(II)

Authors
YANAGIHARA N TANIKAWA S SUZUKI N RIVERA M OGURA T
Citation
N. Yanagihara et al., FORMATION OF TETRAMETHYLENE SULFOXIDE VIA OXIDATION OF TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE BY COPPER(II), Main group chemistry, 2(2), 1997, pp. 161-163
Citations number
16
Journal title
Main group chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
10241221
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
161 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
1024-1221(1997)2:2<161:FOTSVO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Reaction of copper(II) p-toluenesulfonate with tetrahydrothiophene (TH T) forms a THT cation radical and a THT dication by stepwise one-elect ron oxidation by Cu2+. Generation of a dimeric species of THT dication is proposed to explain the formation of tetramethylene sulfoxide (TMS O) upon hydrolysis of the dimeric THT dication with H2O.